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"Money doesn't seem to go as far these days..." It is not the first time that has been said. Ever since the shave and a haircut cost 2 bits (25 cents) we have... more
August 21, 2023
I live, as you may have heard, in Westboro. Earlier today I had to drive downtown to rescue two of my favourite teenagers from the teeth of springtime weather... more
August 20, 2023
For 150 years, Lansdowne Park was a monument to community liveliness and generosity. It was given to the young capital in 1868 just a year after Confederation... more
By
Clive
Doucet
August 20, 2023
OTTAWA, ON - August 17, 2023 Housing affordability is the worst it has been in over 30 years. Premier Doug Ford made big promises about millions of homes, but... more
By
Yasir
Naqvi
August 20, 2023
In this interview with Brian Crombie, Peter Biro discusses the decline in liberal democracy in Canada, and around the world. His book is entitled “... more
By
Peter
Biro
August 17, 2023
Canada currently suffers from an uninspiring and non-creative political class, most exemplified by leaders of all the major political parties. However, the... more
August 7, 2023
For months, supporters of Bill C-18, the Online News Act, assured the government that Meta and Google were bluffing when they warned that a bill based on... more
August 2, 2023
Inability to contemplate our own destruction
One might think that we have all the proof we need. Destructive climate breakdown is all around us. We're seeing... more
July 24, 2023
The last 5 years Ottawa Gatineau has experienced unprecedented population growth. At the end of December 2022 the community had 1,557,650 people. The city had... more
July 10, 2023
Though reluctant to admit it publicly, for the sake of morale and status, progressive citizen group leaders taking on the corporate supremacists and their... more
July 7, 2023
The government escalated the battle over Bill C-18 yesterday, announcing that it was suspending advertising on Meta’s Facebook and Instagram platforms due the... more
July 7, 2023
Saturday, the head of the Wagner mercenary group Yevgeny Pregozhin marched his troops out of Ukraine to the city of Rostov-on-Don, a city of 1.1 million people... more
June 28, 2023
Sanitary dumping at Pickard runs like Mary at the old royal bank with deposits M-F until 2:30 pm. You have to sign in for Pete's sake. The crew signals you in... more
June 16, 2023
As an avid cyclist I appreciate cycling in Ottawa and Gatineau. Overall our bike routes, bike lanes, bike parking amenities are pretty good. They too often... more
June 14, 2023